A meteorite trail is seen above a residential apartment block in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk on Feb. 15, 2013. / Oleg Kargopolov, AFP/Getty Images

by Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Sports

The meteorite that injured hundreds in and around the Russian city of Chelyabinsk also damaged the Kontinental Hockey League arena there.

"The emergency services have confirmed that the walls of the Arena Traktor were among those structures to suffer damage, and therefore large-scale events at the stadium have been postponed," the KHL said on its website. "The sporting facilities will undergo an inspection by experts to assess the readiness of the arena to return to full operational use.

"The results of the assessment will be made public on Monday, after which it will become clear whether the Chelyabinsk club can stage the first games of the playoffs."

In the short term, a youth hockey event and the opening of the Traktor museum have been postponed, the league said.

But no KHL games were scheduled at the arena until Feb. 21. Traktor is finishing its regular season Sunday by visiting Metallurg Magnitogorsk. With a top-four finish guaranteed, Traktor has a bye during the early elimination round.

Former NHL players Andrei Kostitsyn, Jan Bulis and Deron Quint play for Traktor. The arena hosted the KHL All-Star Game this season.